she is strong enough to not be run over by todays top power females +1
she has a nice slice backhand +1
She has a good personality +1
she has kinda manly shoulders and upper arms -1
she refuses to give it up +1

No she doesn't --- she can hit it harder, but under pressure it crumbles (i.e. 09 Wimbledon final). Serena's serve is consistent and doesn't cave under pressure. Serena's second serve is much better than Venus', and her first serve is more consistent.

No she doesn't --- she can hit it harder, but under pressure it crumbles (i.e. 09 Wimbledon final). Serena's serve is consistent and doesn't cave under pressure. Serena's second serve is much better than Venus', and her first serve is more consistent.

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her first serve % and service games held is better. also her 2nd serve points won is better. serena has more aces but thats all she beats her sister in service on. thats what i go by when talking about service

I think she's vastly underrated. She had menengites last year or the year beforea and she's actually come back on tour with her fighting desire to do well. As we saw at the French, her kick serve is unique and is a real weapon.

Always had the talent but hasnt ever been very consistent match to match

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In that way, she reminds me of Natasha Zvereva: great at doubles and strong court sense (in other words, she knows there's more than the baseline), but lacked a stronger structure to do it on her own as a singles player.

Do you ever have anything nice to say? You dont' like Fed, Mirka, their babies, and now Stosur....cool dude...

I just started watching Stosur and I think she's pretty solid. She had a good clay court season and her hardcourt season is getting better and better. She took out Serena and now Ivanovic. Thats good stuff from my perspective.

She plays more intelligently than most others, has a good serve and forehand, and a nice elegant style. Who cannot like her?

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She is good, and the reason shes had some succes is that she doesnt play like the typical woman on the wta-tour, a couple of years ago i practiced a lot with girls around 300-400 in the world, if you take away their rhytm with angles slices lots of spin dropshots they will eventually look like they have no idea what to do.

her first serve % and service games held is better. also her 2nd serve points won is better. serena has more aces but thats all she beats her sister in service on. thats what i go by when talking about service

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The ultimate judge of how good a serve is comes in pressure situations. Serena rarely if ever double-faults in big situations, whereas Venus does it quite frequently. Also, Serena is probably the best clutch server in women's tennis history (Graf would be #2 IMO).

Anyway, I'm glad Stosur is doing well. She seems to be one of the few WTA players who isn't afraid of Venus and Serena.